e-Waste Management in State The LAWMA experience

Paper presented at the 2-Day International Summit on Regulations & Management of e-Waste in Nigeria (Eko e-Waste Summit) @ Oriental Hotel, - Lagos. Ola Oresanya Managing Director 24th February, 2011 Lagos Waste Management Authority

Lagos State At A Glance

Preamble

• Population - about 18 Million.

• Growth rate: - 6 – 8%.

• Waste generation: - about 10,000MTPD. • GPC - 0.5kg/person/day.

• Lagos VD - over 222veh/km.

• Nigeria VD - 11veh/km.

What is e-Waste?

The standard definition of e-waste includes all end-of-life electronic products, components and peripherals such as:

 Televisions  Computers: Systems/Monitors  Photocopiers  Printers  Central Processing Units (CPU)  Fax machines  PDAs, MP3 Players  Video and DVD Players  Mobile Phones Waste Analysis Putrescibles 8% Fines 8% Textiles Vegetables 4% 45% Metals 5%

Plastics 15%

Glass 5% Papers 10% Material Composition of Personal Computers

Lead Other Cadmium 6% 2% 0.009% Silica/glass Copper 26% 7% Mercury 0.002%

Aluminum 14%

Zinc 2% Plastics 23% Ferrous metal 20%

Source: Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) What are the e-waste toxic components?

COMPUTER PARTS TOXINS

Monitor BARIUM PHOSPHORUS HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM LEAD PLASTICS

Case Key Board Mouse BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS PVC

Hard Drive Motherboard BERYLLIUM CADMIUM LEAD MERCURY PLASTICS

Ethernet Card Memory Module BERYLLIUM CADMIUM LEAD MERCURY S/N NAME OF CARG CONTENTS INSIDE CARGO (ALL KINDS OF ELECTRONICS USED) PORT IMPORTER SIZE OF (NOTE: ITEMS LIKE FREEZER, FRIDGE,FAN, MOBILE PONES, POWER CABLES,LOADIN COMPRESSORS,SPEAKERS,INVERTERS ETC, WHICH COULD NOT BE IN TABLE ARE REP. BY ‘S/P&OTHERS’G i:e SPARE PARTS AND OTHERS. TV MNT PRIN- DVD LPTP BLND RADIO KETTLE FILM PRES GAS. COMP MICR CAR R TERS ERS S S S SING VDEOC O.W ELECT- IRON RONICS

1BROKER NIG, LTD 20 FT 45 100 50 70 300 HAMBU RG 2MAMUDA ENT. 20 FT 150 56 `670 HAMBU RG 3ZENITH BANK 20 FT 78 78 900 HAMBU RG 4IYKESON INVESTMENT 40 FT 74 57 57 100 45 35 70 53 25 300 71 HAMBU COY RG 5BETHEL INVESTMENT 40 FT 186 89 30 114 50 50 80 210

6MARY BAZUAYE 40 FT 75 130 120 57 56 430 ROYDO N SUSSEX 7GANACO INVT. LTD 40 FT 150 90 78 98 45 HAMBU RG 8MARY BAZUAYE 40 FT 280 92 300 87 120 250 60 71 430 1000

9PASLINE IND. LTD 40 FT 1162 73 90 70 99 180 200 HAMBU RG 10NNANNA GOD INVEST. 40 FT 280 25 70 800 67 120 40 50 567 SUSSEX, LTD UK 65 120

165 TOTAL NUMBER 175 OF ITEMS 14,761 7,636 11,759 12,781 5,568 5,684 12,552 8,0916,6066,7253,0424,944 33,969 6,374 65,216 4-day Survey of 175 Containers at Tin-Can Island Port in June 2010.

PRNT- S/P Items In TV MNTR PHOTO DVD LPTP BLNDR RADIO KETTLE FILM IRON VIDEO GAS.C COMPU MICRWV OTHERS Containers CPY Total Items in 175 14,761 7,636 11,759 12,781 5,568 5,684 12,552 8,091 6,606 6,725 3,042 4,944 33,969 6,374 65,216 Containers

(Note: Items Like freezer, fridge, fan, mobile pones, power cables, compressors, speakers, inverters etc, that could not be in Table are rep. by „S/P OTHERS‟ i:e spare parts and others).

About 4,500 containers from North America and Europe pass through the Lagos Ports each month i.e. an average of 180 daily.

Source: Nigeria Customs-Tin Can Island & Ports 4-day Survey of 175 Containers at Tin-Can Island Port in June 2010

Total Items in 175 Containers

S/P OTHERS 65,216

MICRWV 6,374

COMPU 33,969

GAS.C 4,944

VIDEO 3,042

IRON 6,725

FILM 6,606 Total Items in 175 Containers KETTLE 8,091

RADIO 12,552

BLNDR 5,684

LPTP 5,568

DVD 12,781

PRNT-PHOTO 11,759 CPY

MNTR 7,636

TV 14,761

- 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 Quick Facts & Stats on e-waste in Lagos

• An estimated 53,600 metric tones of e-waste waste dumped at the Dumpsites annually. This includes more than: • 860,000 computers • 530,000 printers • 900,000 monitors and • 480,000 TVs

• An estimated 500 containers of used electronics & computers enter the Lagos Ports every day.

Source: Nigeria Customs-Tin Can Island & Apapa Ports Container Arriving at Alaba Int’l Market Classified as imported electronics, but Used

Classified as imported electronics, probably “Junk”

Courtesy: Basel Action Network (BAN) Unconventional e-Waste Collection and Processing Unconventional Resource Recovery

Courtesy: Basel Action Network (BAN) Courtesy: Basel Action Network (BAN) Current e-waste Material Recovery Process

Projected Collection and Processing e-Waste Management Strategy

The Lagos State stakeholders, include:

Ministry of Environment, LAWMA, LASEPA etc., Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) Federal Ministry of Environment, Computer Village Association , Alaba International Market Association Individuals from Academia Market Associations Corporate bodies and Other stakeholders Collection Channels

Three major E-waste collection channels to consider:

 Municipal collection sites

Consumers and/ or businesses can leave WEEE/ E-waste at municipal sites  Recycling Banks

Consumers can take back E-waste to retail stores that distribute similar products

 Buy-back.

Usually applies to larger commercial equipment and operates on the principle of “new equipment replacing the old ones”. Waste Stream & Diversion: e-Waste Management Strategy

Company: Registered as Non Profit Or for Profit Source Generation Organization (offices, schools, etc)

Collection Resource Channels: e.g. Recovery Processing Disposal (LCDAS, Retailers, Centres Producers, Schools, Hospitals, etc.)

Storage Transportation

Olusosun Landfill Site (2010) Recycling Bank

Oshodi Transfer Loading Station Medical Waste Treatment Plant, Oshodi ADVOCACY Street Captains

London C40 Workshop London C40 Workshop Which products are eligible for collection at a Municipal e-Waste Collection Depot

Eligible Electronics:

 Televisions  Computer systems/monitors  CPUs and servers (including mouse, keyboard, cables, speakers)  Laptops and notebook computers  Printers including multi-function printers

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